Post Published

Trigger a workflow when a post is published on your WordPress site.

Overview

The Post Published trigger fires whenever a new post is published or an existing post transitions to the “published” status. This includes posts, pages, and custom post types.

When It Fires

A new post is published
A draft is changed to published
A scheduled post goes live
A post is updated and republished

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
Post Type	select	No	Filter by specific post type (post, page, custom)
Category	select	No	Filter by category (posts only)
Author	select	No	Filter by specific author

Available Data

When this trigger fires, the following data is available:

Post Information

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.post_id}}`	integer	The post ID
`{{Trigger.post_title}}`	string	The post title
`{{Trigger.post_content}}`	string	Full post content (HTML)
`{{Trigger.post_excerpt}}`	string	Post excerpt
`{{Trigger.post_status}}`	string	Post status (always “publish”)
`{{Trigger.post_type}}`	string	Post type (post, page, etc.)
`{{Trigger.post_date}}`	string	Publication date
`{{Trigger.post_url}}`	string	Full URL to the post

Author Information

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.author.id}}`	integer	Author user ID
`{{Trigger.author.name}}`	string	Author display name
`{{Trigger.author.email}}`	string	Author email address

Taxonomies

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.categories}}`	array	List of category names
`{{Trigger.tags}}`	array	List of tag names

Featured Image

Variable	Type	Description
`{{Trigger.featured_image.url}}`	string	Featured image URL
`{{Trigger.featured_image.alt}}`	string	Image alt text

Example Workflows

Notify Team of New Posts

Send a Slack notification when content is published:

Trigger: Post Published
Action: Send Email
- To: team@yoursite.com
- Subject: New post published: {{Trigger.post_title}}
- Body: {{Trigger.author.name}} published a new post. View it here: {{Trigger.post_url}}

Automatically notify subscribers about new content:

Trigger: Post Published (filtered to “Blog” category)
Action: Mailchimp - Send Campaign
- Subject: New on our blog: {{Trigger.post_title}}
- Content: Include post excerpt and link

Queue posts for social sharing:

Trigger: Post Published
Condition: Post type equals “post”
Action: Add to Airtable
- Table: Social Queue
- Fields: Title, URL, Excerpt

Best Practices

Use post type filters to avoid triggering on page updates
Consider author filters for multi-author sites
Use category filters to target specific content types
Test with draft posts before going live